Port Moresby vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port Moresby	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$572	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1392	$2376
🏠 One person rent	$243	$672
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$1160
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.6	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$164
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	16	13
😀 Quality of life	49	45
🏙️ Population	317K	948K

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 46% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 8199th and 5255th ($572 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Papua New Guinea and Laos, respectively. Check Papua New Guinea vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Port Moresby compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 6768th and 7250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs Vientiane

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	Port Moresby	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.2	$2.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.2	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.33	$5.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$1070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$79.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.16%	9.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1396	$2123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.8	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.7	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.4	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.5	$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4671	$9882

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Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$558
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1695
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1839
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1422
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1422
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1640
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$494
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1861
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$506
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1864
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1988
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2269
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1813
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2352
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$506
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2062
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$512
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1176
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$522
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$513
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1288
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$783
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$514
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2068
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$437
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1865
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1865
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1928
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$581
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1038
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$590
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$567
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$601
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$496
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$602
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$709
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$590
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$587
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$702
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$590
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$656
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$563
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$788
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$597
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$587
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$1027
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$476
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$679
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$571
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$833
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$593
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$575
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$380